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Commissioners approve contract amendment and budget change for storm debris cleanup; residents complain about smoke from burn sites
Summary
The board approved a contract amendment with Southern Disaster Recovery and a related budget amendment that raises the county’s estimated cost for debris removal; residents described ash/smoke impacts from burn sites and asked for monitoring and alternatives such as increased mulching.
Rutherford County commissioners approved a contract amendment and budget amendment on Feb. 3 to keep storm-related debris crews working under revised pricing and to appropriate funds for additional debris removal and waterway work after hurricane Helene.
Paula (county finance/staff) told commissioners the North Carolina Emergency Management contract amendment revised pricing to stay competitive in a regional debris market; the county’s projected debris-removal cost has risen from earlier estimates around $15 million to about $20 million under the revised price…
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